Mailing arrangement for first day envelopes



May 22, 1962 M. MAS] 3,035,755

MAILING ARRANGEMENT FOR FIRST DAY ENVELOPES Filed Nov. 25, 1959 IN VEN TOR. M/CHflEL N195 197702/VEY United States Patent 3,035,755 MAILING ARRANGElVlENT FOR FIRST DAY ENVELOPES Michael Masi, 285 Parker St., Newark, NJ. Filed Nov. 23, 1959, Ser. No. 854,937 1 Claim. (Cl. 229-76) The present invention relates to a mailing device in. first day envelopes and for other first day envelopes which are used by stamp collectors and general philatelic activities.

In connection with first day envelopes, the person desiring such envelopes normally sends these envelopes to the place or post office of first issue with a filler, and writes lightly in pencil or with other readily removable means the address to which the envelope is to be returned.

The post oflice at which the first day issue takes place will then apply the stamps and the cancellation and mail the first day envelope back to the party who has forwarded the same together with the necessary payment for the stamps.

However, the removing of the address particularly in connection with dealers who want to present a clean envelope, results in extra labor and often results in marring the envelope or the cancellation, thereon.

Where the pencil address is obscured by the stamps or by handling, the letters are often mis-addressed or often will not be returned to the person who has supplied the envelope and payment for postage.

Furthermore, where the pencil marking becomes covered by the stamps, this will also result in mis-addressing or possibly loss of the envelope on return mailing, and in any case, the pencil address may always be read by holding the envelope up to the light and reading the portion of the address which is covered by the stamps which is undesirable and reduces the value of the envelope for collectors purposes.

In addition, rubbing out of the pencil address will often result in weakening or marring of the cancellation and also soil the first day of issue envelope resulting in reduced saleability.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a novel mailing device for first day envelopes which will permit ready attachment and usage in combination with the first day envelope and which will assure that the envelope will not be marred, defaced or marked with a pencil or other address.

Another object is to provide a novel first day of issue envelope mailing device which will eliminate the need of applying a return address to the face of the envelope and also eliminates the need of removing pencil markings from the envelope.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most suitable according to one embodiment of the present invention to provide an insert card carrying a narrow elongated strip which may be folded around the front of the envelope and sealed to itself and which may carry the address Without marring, defacement or writing on the envelope itself.

In the preferred form, the extension which extends around and seals the envelope or the ribbon which is carried by the filler card and is used to enclose the envelope, will carry the address and enable mailing of the envelope 3,035,755 Patented May 22, 1962 ice from the 'post office or point of first issue back to the person desiring the first day of issue envelope. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a separated side perspective view showing the filler card with the extension strip removed from the envelope.

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view similar to FIG. 1 showing the insertion card and the mailing strip assembled together.

FIG. 3 is a side perspective view from the opposite side of FIG. 2 showing where the address may be applied.

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view upon the line of 44 of FIG. 3, upon an enlarged scale as compared to FIG. 3.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, there is shown a first day mailing envelope A, an insert card B and an extension strip C having a gummed fold over sealing tab D.

Normally, the envelope A will be specially printed to indicate that it is commemorative or to display some incident or picture of persons or places and dates which are to be emphasized in the stamps in the first day of issue.

The filler card B will normally be placed in the envelope with the flap in to give the envelope sufiicient body for mailing purposes.

The particular feature of the present invention resides in the integral strip C which has the fold lines 10, 11 and 12 and the gummed face 13.

When the card B is inserted as indicated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the extension strip or ribbon C will be exterior to the envelope, and it then may be folded over the envelope with the section 14 being designed to carry the return address 15.

This return address may be inked or otherwise stamped upon the section 14 of the strip C.

The envelope will normally have the commemorative material printed in the area 16 which would be covered by the section 14 of the strip C, and the commemorative stamps 17 would be placed at the other end of the envelope A by the post office which is mailing out the envelopes of the first day of issue.

Upon receipt, the gummed flap is readily removed or ripped from the strip C at which it has been scaled, and the envelope A is then ready for sale without the necessity of cleaning or removing the pencil address therefrom.

It will be noted with reference to FIG. 3, that a great area of the envelope face 18 is available for stamps, and no portion of the face 18 of the envelope has to be used for the address.

The filler card and strip C may be discarded, and the extra strip C together with the filler card B will give an extra firmness to the envelope and more readily enable its transmission through the mail.

This arrangement enables elimination of the pencil writing or pencil addressing on the face of the envelope, protects the commemorative printing of the envelope 16 and also provides a great area for attachment of the stamps as indicated at 17 in FIG. 3, which if desired, may cover the entire right half face or right two-thirds face 18 of the envelope A.

The extension strip C may be die cut out' of the same board as the insert card 13 and/ or it may be formed as a separate piece stapled or glued to the corner of the card B to which it is attached.

It is thus apparent that the present applicant has provided a, simple mailing envelope device which will permit ready return of the first day of issue envelopes, at the same time eliminating any possibility of marring of either cancellation markings or soiling of the front of the envelope.

As many changes could be made in the above mailing arrangement for first day envelopes, and many widely difierent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claim, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

A first day of issue mailing envelope device, said envelope being rectangular in shape and closed at the sides and bottom and having a gummed back flap and a space on the front to carry postage located at the upper right corner thereof, said device to enable return mailing of the first day of issue envelope with the first day of issue stamps and cancellation applied thereto, said device consisting of a rectangular insert having substantially the width and height of the interior of the envelope and being of heavier and stiifer stock than the envelope and placed within the envelope to give body thereto and a narrow integral extension strip positioned at the end of the insert remote from the space to carry postage and extending transversely away from the upper edge of the insert and to be folded around the envelope to carry the return address, said extension strip constituting an integral extension of stifiE paper with fold lines to fold around the envelope and having a gummed end tab to be attached to the strip and form a complete enclosure for the envelope.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 536,821 Southard Apr. 2, 1895 1,238,177 Moreland Aug. 28, 1917 1,517,943 Blyberg Dec. 2, 1924 

